Structure G-08-R · Garfield County, CO

SH 133 Ml over Crystal River

Carries SH 133 Ml over Crystal River, 1 Mi S. Of Carbondale.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT120 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

120 ft end to end, longest span 44 ft. Lengths and the car on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built195967 years old
Length119.8 ft36.5 m
Daily traffic3,300counted 2020
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateColorado
CountyGarfield
Location1 Mi S. Of Carbondale
CarriesSH 133 Ml
CrossesCrystal River
Coordinates39.37562, -107.20287

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length119.8 ft (36.5 m)
Max Span44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area357.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1959

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,300 (2020)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberG-08-R

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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